Motor-engine.



W. L. RILEY.

MOTOR ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21,1912.

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MOTORENGINE.

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MOTOR-ENGINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. ac, iaia.

Application filed February 21, 1912. Serial in. 879,094.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIS L. RILEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing. at

Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State f Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motor-Engines, of which the following is a specification.

-My invention relates to motor engines, and its object is to utilize in such mechanism a produced forceful rotary movement to drive an engine shaft or other revoluble element. I have discovered that by mounting a gyrating wheel or pairs ofsuch wheels upon aframe in connection with a revoluble shaft and spinning the gyrating wheel or wheels by suitable means, it is possible to exert upon an engine shaft or other revoluble element a forceful continuous rotary movement. p v

The normal or at rest position of the gyrating wheels is horizontal, and if moved from this position while spinning, they and their carriage will at-the same time move in a direction at right angles to the direction of the movement first imparted. The two said movements are controlled in amount and direction in such a manner as to produce a continuous and forceful rotary movement applicable to the drive shaft of an engine, motor, line shaft, etc. a

In the drawings with which I have illustrated my device and which form part of my specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of my motor-engine, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a detail of the roscopes and carriage, partly in section; Flg. 3 is a detail plan view of the carriage trunnion, partly in section and taken on the line X--X of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail side elevation of the carriage trunnion, partly in section, and taken on the line Z-Z of Flg. 2;. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation showing the precessional carriage and shaft crosshead; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the motor-engine partlyin section and showing an alternative form of the device; Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the construction shown by Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a detail elevation of the carriage frame as .shown by Figs. 6 and 7 Fig. 9 is a detail plan view ofv the carriage frame; Fig. 10 is a detail elevation of the carriage frame; Fig. 11 is a detail side view of the carriage trunnion; Fig. 12 is a detail lan view of the carriagetrunnion; Fig. 13 1s a detail end elevation of the carriage trunnion; Fig. 14 is a face view of the driving gears as shown by Fig. 6; Fig. 15 is a sec- 'tional edge view'of the driving gears taken on the line GG of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a detail edge view of the precession shaft crosshead trunnion; Fig. 17 is a side view of the detail shown by Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a detail side view of precession link; Fig. 19 is an edge view of the detail shown by Fig. 18; Fig. 20 is a detail edge view of the precession rod; Fig. 21 is a side view of the detail shownby Fig. 20; Fig. 22 is a detail side View of the precession regulator pulley;

Fig. 23 is an edge view of the detail shown by Fig. 22; and Fig. 24 is a sectional detail view of one of the adjusting elements.

In Fig. 1 I have illustrated the primary form of my device, the gyroscopes 2 having direct connected driving or spinning motors 3 being inclosed by a metal casing 4, composed of two principal parts 5 and 6, separable at the bolting flanges 7. To the easings 5 and 6 are bolted the gyroscope wheel shaft bearings 8 and 9. The gyroscopes 2 'are secured to the carriage columns 10 by brackets 11 on the casings 5, and are adjustable radially with reference to the carriage trunnion 12 by means of the screw threads 13 on the columns 10 and in the brackets 11. The columns 10 are supported in the'carriage frame 14 by the bearing sleeves 15 setting in a recess 16 of the columns 10 and bearing longitudinally against the carriage frame as shown at 17 (see Fig. 2). The carriage frame 14 is composed of the four principal parts, 18 and 19 being the column guides and 20 and 21 being the halves of the tilting guides. To the tilting guide halves 20 and 21 (see Fig. 3) are secured the halves forming the tilting guide yoke 22 and 23 (see Fig. 3) which form at their extremity a socket 24 for the precession shaft 25, journaled in the precession crosshead 26 by the trunnion bearing 27. The precession carriage 28 composed of the conical bearing frame 29 and the disk 30 forms the guide 31 for the precession crosshead 26. The crosshead 26 is adjusted by the precession lever 32 by means of the rod 33 passing through the hollow motor shaft 36, bell crank 34 and connection link 35 and is locked in position by the lever latch 37 engaging the toothed quadrant 38 supported by the lever fulcrum 39. The bell crank 34 is fulcrumed on the pin 42 in the bearing 43 secured to the precession carriage disk 30. The precession carriage 28 is actuated by the motor 44 supported on the engine frame 45. Within the engine frame 45 is formed a chamber 46, hav.- ing a door 47, and containing the rheostat 48. controlling the motor 44. The rheostat 48 is operated either by the handle and lever 49 projecting through door 47 or by the governor 50 through such mechanism as the bell crank 51, and the rod 52 engaging the crank 53, by the forked end 54. The governor rod 52 may be disengaged by the thumb lever eccentric 55 on the door 47.

The opposite end of the engine frame 45 has the bearings 56 supporting the engine shaft 56, which supports the belt wheel and fly wheel 57 and the gyroscope carriage frame 14 upon its carriage gudgeons 58 and carriage trunnion 12. Upon the engine shaft 56 are seated electric contact wheels 59 which receive electric current from the contact brushes 60 secured by suitable means and insulation to the engine frame 45, and by suitable conductors 61 connecting to the gyroscope motors 3. A belt 62 driven by the engine shaft 56 connects, to a pulley 63 on the governor shaft 64, supported by the bearings 65 in the engine frame 45- and geared to the governor 50 by the gears 66.

The center portion of the engine frame 45 forms side Walls 67 partly inclosing the gyroscopes 2 and supporting upon brackets J8 a circular housing or guard 69, composed of the side frames 70 and the sheet- I ing 71.

To the column guides 18 of the carriage frame 14 are fixed casings 72 containing worm gears 73, (See Fig. 2) the worm gear 73 being operated by the shaft 74 connecting the worm and the worm gears bein connected to and operating the frame co umns 10.

In Fig. 2 the parts 5 and 6 of one of the casings 4 are shown partly in section disclosing the gyroscope wheel 2, the gyroscope shaft or spindle 75, and its bearing composed of the cone 76, and cup 77 forming a seat for the ball bearings 78; the ad justing screw 79 and lock nut 80, a thrust bearing 81 for the spindle end 82 and a follower plate 83, set screw 84 and lock nut 85 for adjusting the thrust bearing 81. The oil chamber formed about the bearings 8 and 9 is closed from the gyroscope wheel cavity and motor cavity by means of a disk 86 having packing rings 87 and is secured to the spindle by the thread 88 and spindle shoulder 89. The gyroscope wheel 2 is seated u on an enlarged portion 90of the spindle 5. This enlarged ortion 90 has tapered sides, its diameter increasing outwardly.

In operation the gyroscope wheels 2 of Fig. 1 are driven each in the same direction (clockwise or counter clockwise) by electric motors 3 which receive their current through the wires 61 connected to the contact brushes 60 and wheels 59, which current is controlled by a. rheostat not shown.

Having turned electric (of suitable) power into the motors 3 which spin the gyroscope wheels 2, the precession lever 32 is forced (its handle) toward the engine; this moves the end of the precession shaft 25 outward suddenly from the center of the precession carriage 28. At the same'instant the electric power is turned into the motor 44 by operating rheostat 48 by its handle or lever 49. Thus by operating the precession lever 32 we impart to the gyroscopes 2 a precessional movement which simultaneously causes a mutating movement, that rotates the gyroscopes 2 about the axis of their precession shaft. 25, and as the roscopic frame 14 is rigidly secured by the earing or socket 24 to the precession shaft 25, said shaft rotates with the gyroscopes, and with the motor 44 thrown into operation at the same'instant to drive the precession carriage 28, the precessional movement of the shaft 25 be comes rotarythat is to say, the end of the shaft 25 has an orbital movement due to precession, and also revolves about its own was due to the aforesaid movement of nutationits radius of rotation or orbital movement being substantially parallel to the plane of rotation of the gyroscope wheels 2 about the axis of the precession shaft 25. In starting the motor-engine the radius of precession of the movable end of the precession shaft 25, and the speed of motor 44 driving the precession carriage 28 are adjusted together by means of the precession lever 32 and the rheostat lever 49 respectively, until the desired rotary gyroscopic nutational speed is obtained.

Having so adjusted the rnotorengines speed the thumb lever eccentric 55 is operated so as to connect the governor rod 52 to the rheostat crank 53 and the speed of the motorengine is controlled by the governor 50.

In Figs. 6 and 7 illustrating analternative construction of the device, the gyroscopes 2 are secured to their spindles or shafts 75 and 75' which are journaled in the bearings 91 secured to the wheel frame 92 and in the bearings 93 formed in the gyroscope carriage 94. The carriage 94 carr1e s a motor 95 secured to the brackets 96, said motor drives a double bevel gear 97 having an outside gear 98 and an inside gear 99 which engage bevel gear pinions 100 and 101 secured to the spindles 75 and 75 respectively. The gear sets 98 and 100, and 99 and 101 are of the same ratio but of different bevels for the purpose of passing the crossed spindles 75 and 75'. By this equal ratio of shaft 25 journaled in the bearing 104 trunnioned in the bearings 105 and 106 of the precession oscillator 107, which is bifurcated as shown at 108 and 109 and trunnioned on the bearings 110 supported on the engine bed 111. The trunnions 112 and 113 are hollowed to receive the precession gear adjusting shaft 114 and the precession gear bearing shaft 115 respectively. The adjusting shaft 114 is operated either by the hand wheel 116 or by the governor pulley 117 and bears a bevel gear 118 which engages the bevel gear 119 having a collared sleeve 120 supported by the bearing 121 journaled in the trunnion 113. The collared sleeve 120 carries the adjusting screw 122 having the forked end or jaw 123 which receives the link block 124 on its pin 125. The link block 124 is movable or adjustable on a link 126 secured in the bifurcation of the precession oscillator 107 by the lugs 127 and bolts 128. The link block pin connects with the reciprocating end of the precession rod. 129, the rotary end of which connects to the crank pin 130 secured in the gear wheel 131 having the counter balance 132 and supported by the shaft 133 in the bearings 133. The gear 131 engages the pinion 134 on the shaft 135 of themotor 136 which is secured to the engine frame 111 by the brackets 137.

The engine frame 111 is recessed at 138 to form a pit-139 for the precession oscillator 107 which has pendulum counter weights 140 and 141 suspended from its trunnions 112 and 113, said pendulums 140 and 141 being hollowed as at 142 to receive lead through the openings 143. The opposite end of the engine frame 111 forms bearings 144 on which are journaled the engine shaft 145 supporting the belt and fly wheel 146 and the gyroscope carriage 94 upon its carriage gudgeons 147 and carriage trunnion 148 having the tilting bearings 149 engaging the tilting guides 102.

Upon the engine shaft 145 are seated electric contact wheels 150 which receive electric current from the contact brushes 151, secured by suitable means and insulation and supported by a bracket 152 attached to the shaft bearing 144, suitable conductors 153 being connected to the motor 95. A belt 154 driven by the engine shaft 145 connects to a governor pulley 155 on a shaft 156 supported by a bracket 157 secured to the engine frame 11 and geared to the governor 158 by the bevel gears 159 and 160. The governor 158 adjusts the position of the link block 124 and reciprocating end of the precession rod 129 by means of the lifting link 161, the crank 162, and shaft 163, said shaft bemg ]0l1I naled in the engine frame 111 such as by bearing 164, and supporting the pulley which is belted to the pulley 166 on the shaft 167. The shaft167 is supported by the bearings 168 and 169 and said shaft 167 bears at its opposite end a pulley 170 belted to the sary with the precession oscillator 107 the axis of which oscillations coincides with the center of the precession gear adjusting shaft 114. The bevel gear 119 and its sleeve 120 are so fitted in the bearing 121 as to remain stationary when not influenced by a pressure of the governor 158 or force on the hand wheel 116.

The center portion of the engine frame 111 forms side walls 111' partly inclosing the gyroscope wheels 2 and the wheel frame casing 174 which is secured to the wheel frame 92 by the arms 175 and its segments 176 are secured together at the flanges 177. Opposite each end of the spindles 7 5' and 75, hand hole plates 178 are provided in the wheel frame casing174.

In the practice of my invention I contemplate using, internal combustion engines, wa-.

ter power, steam turbines and engines, pneumatic power, a pendulum counter weight coiiperating with the nutating forces to produce precession, vice for driving the gyroscope wheels and precession shaft and I do not confine myself to the use of electric power as shown and described.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and ap lied to uses other than those above set orth within the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. In a gyroscopic apparatus, the combination with a driving element, comprising, a frame having a member at each of its opposite ends, each of said members being adapted for spinning in the same direction,

a driven element having a shaft provided with a universal driving connection with the frame of said driving element, the shaft of said driven element being disposed at substantially right angles. to the frame of said driving element when at rest, and means for imparting a tilting orbital movement to the frame of said driving member and with respect to the at-rest position of said parts whereby a continuous movement in the same direction is effected by said driving member to said driven member.

and any other actuating de-.

2. In a gyroscopic apparatus, the combination with a driving element, comprising, a frame having a member at each of its opposite ends, each of said members being adapted for spinning in the same direction a driven element having a shaft provided with a universal driving connectlon with the frame of said driving element, the shaft of said driven element being disposed at substantially right angles to the frame of said driving element when at rest, and means for imparting a tilting movement to the frame of said driving member and with respect to the at-rest position of said parts whereby a continuous movement in the same direction is efiected by said driving member to said driven member.

3. In a gyroscopic apparatus, the combination with a driving element comprising a frame having a spinningmember, a driven element having a shaft provided with a universal driving connection with the frame of said driving element, and means having a reciprocable member operatively connected with the frame of said driving member and adapted to be moved toward the frame of said driving member for imparting a tilting aaeaaae movement thereto and with respect to the at- 4. In a gyroscope apparatus, the combina-f tion with a driving element, comprising, a frame having a spinning member, a driven element having a shaft provided with a universal driving connection with the frame of said driving element and means having a reciprocable member operatively connected with the frame of said driving member adapted to be moved in one direction with respect to the frame of said driving member for altering the at-rest position of said parts whereby a continuous movement in the same direction is effected by said driving member to said driven member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

WILLIS LEE RILEY.

Witnesses:

H. L. FISCHER, F. G. BRADBURY. 

